Sparks (album)

*Sparks*
Sparks
Sparks Studio Album
Date of issue	1971
Recorded by	1971
Genres	psychedelic rock ; art rock ; experimental rock
Duration	43:06
Producer	Todd Randgren
Labels	Bearsville records; Warner bros Records
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link;
Sparks Timeline
Singles with Sparks
	Wonder Girl "b / w" (No More) Mr. Nice Guys »; Released: May 1972 (United States) / November 1972 (United Kingdom);

Sparks is the debut studio album of the Anglo - American rock band Sparks , recorded and released in 1971 . The CD was first released by Bearsville Records under Halfnelson , then re-released by Warner Bros. Records , like Sparks (shortly before the re-release, the group changed its name accordingly) ^[1] .

The single from the album was the track “Wonder Girl” (“No More Mr. Nice Guys” - on the back). He climbed to # 92 on Cash Box magazine listings and topped the local chart in Montgomery County, Alabama. ^[1]

At first, the album did not attract the attention of music critics, but subsequently it was repeatedly marked by it as an unusual and innovative release, which was much ahead of its time ^[1] ^[2] Rock critic Ira Robbins describing the group's style as “a Marlene Dietrich hybrid with The Stooges ”, called the album “a magnificent and sophisticated exposition of unique talent” and notes the special tendency of the Maels to create “outlandish, Dadaist lyrics” ^[3] .

Content

List of Songs

Party 1

Wonder Girl (Ron Mael) - 2:15
Fa La Fa Lee (Ron Mael) - 2:54
Roger (Russell Mael) - 2:30
High C (Ron Mael) - 3:03
Fletcher Honorama (Ron Mael) - 4:01
"Simple Ballet" (Russell Mael, Ron Mael) - 3:50

Party 2

Slowboat (Russell Mael, Ron Mael) - 3:50
Biology 2 (Earle Mankey) - 3:00
Saccharin and The War (Russell Mael) - 3:57
Big Bands (Ron Mael and Russell Mael) - 4:15
"(No More) Mr. Nice Guys ”(Jim Mankey, Ron Mael) - 5:45

Record Members

Russell Mael - vocals
Ron Mael - keyboards
Earle Mankey - Guitar
Jim Mankey - Bass
Harley Feinstein - drums

Notes

↑ ¹ ² ³ graphikdesigns.free.fr Sparks: The Chromological Story. Early years
↑ Ned Raggett. Sparks, review of the album (unopened) (inaccessible link - history ) . www.allmusicguide.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2010.
↑ Ira Robbins. Sparks (neopr.) . www.trouserpress.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2010. Archived February 27, 2012.

Links

[story_early-1] ¹ ² ³ graphikdesigns.free.fr Sparks: The Chromological Story. Early years

[amg_rev-2] Ned Raggett. Sparks, review of the album (unopened) (inaccessible link - history ) . www.allmusicguide.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2010.

[3] Ira Robbins. Sparks (neopr.) . www.trouserpress.com. Date of treatment April 8, 2010. Archived February 27, 2012.